Just one more thing . . .

The death last week of actor Peter Falk brought to mind the impact of his 1970s TV detective “Columbo” on the national consciousness. At one point, I even modeled my personal style after him: beaten-up car, rumpled raincoat, “uh, just one more thing, sir.” Alas, the only thing I “caught” were strange stares.

In today’s crop of male and female television sleuths, my pick as Columbo’s rightful heir is Vincent D’Onofrio’s tortured, twitchy Bobby Goren on the show “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” which has concluded its 10-year run. Goren’s in-your-face technique was as off-putting to some viewers as it was to the suspects he interrogated, but eventually disarmed both.

Who’s your nominee?

— Jim Waltzer

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